‘Off the charts’ El Niño is already the strongest since records beganFri, 21 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Renowned climate scientist James Hansen says the developing super El Niño has already "blown past" previous events with months to go before it peaks | |
Greenland meltwater is intensifying European heatwavesFri, 21 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0000 The cooling of the North Atlantic is creating waviness in the jet stream and high-pressure ridging over Europe, a study finds | |
Burns improve more rapidly after treatment with fish skinFri, 21 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Severe burns are often treated with synthetic products ahead of skin graft surgery, but there is evidence that a product made from minimally processed cod skin is more effective | |
Super El Niño could lead to mega CO2 emissions from fires in IndonesiaFri, 21 Aug 2026 12:45:00 +0000 Intense fires are already burning in Indonesia, and there could be much worse to come as the Super El Niño ramps up | |
How long could we possibly live? A new estimate is mind-bogglingFri, 21 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Biogerontologists are exploring the upper limit for human life. A recent study has it verging on two centuries – but columnist Graham Lawton finds reason to be sceptical | |
Strange gamma-ray signal could be most direct evidence of dark matter yetThu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Researchers spotted an unusual gamma-ray signal in three galaxy clusters, which may be a telltale sign of dark matter – or some even more exotic phenomenon | |
Will personalised mRNA vaccines transform cancer treatments?Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:48:13 +0000 A personalised mRNA cancer vaccine has produced positive results in a final-stage trial involving skin cancer, raising hopes that this approach could work against many cancers | |
Two emerging tick viruses that can be deadly are spreading in the USThu, 20 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Heartland virus and Bourbon virus, which are transmitted by lone star ticks, have killed at least seven people in the US | |
Depression doesn’t shrink the brain like we thought it didThu, 20 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 For the past decade, depression has been linked to a shrunken hippocampus, which has a vital role in memory. But a large study using up-to-date scanning techniques suggests this may not be the case | |
NASA calls off rescue effort to save doomed telescopeThu, 20 Aug 2026 09:20:00 +0000 The Swift observatory will now re-enter Earth’s atmosphere in a few months, after a mission to boost it higher failed | |